Battle of Britain (1969)
In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel. For this film more than 100 vintage aircraft were assembled to re-enact the historic battle in the skies over England.
Primary Title
- Battle of Britain
Date Broadcast
- Monday 25 April 2022
Release Year
- 1969
Start Time
- 15 : 30
Finish Time
- 17 : 50
Duration
- 140:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel. For this film more than 100 vintage aircraft were assembled to re-enact the historic battle in the skies over England.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
- French
- German
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Out of copyright. Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940--Drama
- World War, 1939-1945--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain
Genres
- Action
- Aviation
- Historical drama
- War
Contributors
- Guy Hamilton (Director)
- James Kennaway (Writer)
- Wilfred Greatorex (Writer)
- Harry Andrews (Actor)
- Michael Caine (Actor)
- Trevor Howard (Actor)
- Ian McShane (Actor)
- Curd Jürgens (Actor)
- Laurence Olivier (Actor)
- Christopher Plummer (Actor)
- Michael Redgrave (Actor)
- Robert Shaw (Actor)
- Susannah York (Actor)
- Patrick Wymark (Actor)
- Michael Bates (Actor)
- Robert Flemyng (Actor)
- James Cosmo (Actor)
- Jack Gwillim (Actor)
- David Griffin (Actor)
- Harry Saltzman (Producer)
- Benjamin Fisz (Producer)
- Freddie Young (Director of Photography)
- Bert Bates (Editor)
- Ron Goodwin (Composer)
- Spitfire Productions (Production Unit)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (Production unit)
Subjects
- Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940--Drama
- World War, 1939-1945--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain